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‘Colossal’ NHS mail blunder puts over 1,700 patients at risk

It has been reported that over 1,700 NHS patients may have been harmed by a ‘colossal’...

Between 500 and 800 babies die or are left with severe brain injury in the UK each year because something goes wrong during labour.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists are behind the Each Baby Counts[https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/audit-quality-improvement/each-baby-counts/] inquiry which looked...

Claim damages for vaginal mesh complications

The Guardian has reported[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/18/more-than-800-women-sue-nhs-and-manufacturers-over-vaginal-mesh-implants] that more than 800 women have sought compensation from the NHS and...

Petition to stop enormous probate fee increases

Longden Walker and Renney's Janine Kennedy has called for the Government to reconsider its plans to...

Job Vacancy - Clinical Negligence Lawyer

We are a busy law firm with an excellent reputation for clinical negligence work, based in...

Alan’s Story: £7,500 Compensation after Mydricaine Injection Causes Cardiac Event

*Hospital Trust Settles Claim after Failing to Adequately Discuss the Potential Risks of Treatment with a...

Safety at four in five hospitals branded 'not good enough'

A leading hospital inspector has warned[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39071485] that the safety at four in five hospital trusts in...

Large numbers of patients injured as a result of substandard GI surgery may be missing out on compensation

On 23rd February 2017, Professor Winslet delivered a lecture at 7 Bedford Row Chambers concerning medico-legal...

Patient safety put at risk by “colossal” NHS failure

The Guardian today reported[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/26/nhs-accused-of-covering-up-huge-data-loss-that-put-thousands-at-risk] that thousands of patients are feared to have been harmed after the...

Life changing brain injury claim

The BBC has reported[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-38969778] that the High Court has approved a settlement of £3.6 million for...

Job Vacancy - Conveyancer

We are a busy law firm with an excellent reputation based in Sunderland City Centre. An...

Significant number of vulnerable patients receiving inadequate treatment

The national press and charities have reacted with alarm at the findings of the National Confidential...